Pain Medicine Side Effects

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Hey all,

As some of you know, I went to the oral surgeon yesterday to finish preparation for a denture. Anyway, I am curious as to why the pain medicine he gave me makes me sleepy. He gave me lortab 7.5, and said I could take two if pain was bad. I took 2 within 45 minutes of each other yesterday and it flat out knocked me out. Just curious.

Nick

thanks.

Thanks heather. That last post of mine is not remembered by me. I am just coming off the lortab enough to start to feel pain again. I hope I am not a complaining patient by wanting pain med at the first feeling of any pain. I am sorry, I just can not handle pain. Thanks for careing about me.

Nick

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Take 2 more pills and go to bed Nick :D

You'll have some neat dreams to tell us about in the morning!

Heather

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I have already taken one more, so in a little bit i will be back in la la land lol.

nick

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I am trying to think,, do I have anything to say about pain managment. ummmmm............ no not really I ususally just give em what ever they want. even if they are "addicts" wich is not likely and very subjective. I am not going to cure them in three days anyway.

bad attitude?

oh and this..... I spent a week in hosp in feb with pacreatitis yeeesh. and now I know what pain is. my lipase was 13000 . a little bit of morphine had me ralphing up bile in about 8.4 seconds so they went directly to diuldid yeeeeee haaaaaaa I know I didnt' spell that right. umm how about hydromorphone yes much easier. anyway, I love that stuff. for pain I mean. .2 mg is all it took and instant relife was mine. and this after an entire night of pacing and wishing I were dead.

one thing about being in a hospital for a week. you learn how bad a nurse you are. you know how you have those seemingly young and spry patients that just can't push themselves up in bed. I used to always think " what a sissy, are you serious? you cant even bend you knees and move a little in bed" well, once I was the sissy I knew how this was happening. I was guarding my gut the entier night and day before by flexing my abs and obliques. so by day 2 I was so sore from lactic acid I could barley turn over on my own. oh well bla bla bla bla.. who cares anyway.

matt

oh and while I am foaming at the mouth we found out today that we are getting a 2.8% raise in july.. isn that a slap int he face.

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Yikes! That sounds really bad. Well I just woke up. Still very tired, but today I must go to work, even if it is just for a few hours. Thanks for all your help.

Nick

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Drugs are goooooooooooooooooooooooood. Vicodin is your frieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeend when you f*@# up your back. Never tried lortab......know where I can score some?

KIDDING. ONLY KIDDING. ;)

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Go to oral surgeon, get teeth removed and ask for it lol.

nick

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